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一幅现代抽象画占了整整一面墙。

4. PHRASEWhen you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events. 在抽象意义上 例：Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract. 金钱是她从未具体想过的一种商品。

5. N-COUNTAn abstract is an abstract work of art. 抽象作品 例：His abstracts are held in numerous collections. 他的抽象画被纳入到很多收藏中。

6. N-COUNTAn abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it. 摘要

例：It might also be necessary to supply an abstract of the review of the literature as well. 可能也有必要提供这篇文学评论的摘要。

abstruse/?b?stru?s/

1. ADJnot easy to understand; recondite; esoteric 深奥的

absurd/?b?s??d, -?z??d/CET6 TEM4

1. ADJIf you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. 荒谬的 例：That's absurd. 那是荒谬的。

例：It's absurd to suggest that they knew what was going on but did nothing. 暗示说他们知道怎么回事但却袖手旁观是荒谬的。

2. N-SINGThe absurd is something that is absurd. 荒谬之事[正式] ['the' N] 例：Connie had a sharp eye for the absurd. 康妮对荒谬之事有敏锐的眼光。 3. absurdlyADV荒谬地

例：Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion. 在他看来，价格依然低得荒谬。

abut/??b?t/( abutting, abutted, abuts )

1. V-T/V-IWhen land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it. 与...毗连[正式]

abysmal/??b?zm?l/

1. ADJIf you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality. 糟透的

例：The general standard of racing was abysmal. 比赛的总体水平糟透了。 2. abysmallyADV糟透地

例：The group for the most part found the standard of education abysmally low. 这个小组总体上认为这里的教育水准低得可怜。

academic/??k??d?m?k/( academics )CET4 TEM4

1. ADJAcademic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work that involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills. 学术上的 [ADJ n]

例：Their academic standards are high. 他们的学术水平很高。 2. academicallyADV学术上地 例：He is academically gifted. 他在学术方面有天份。

3. ADJAcademic is used to describe things that relate to schools, colleges, and universities. 学校的 [ADJ n]

例：...the start of the last academic year. …上一个学年的开始。

4. ADJAcademic is used to describe work, or a school, college, or university, that places emphasis on studying and reasoning rather than on practical or technical skills. 学术的 例：The author has settled for a more academic approach. 该作者已经确定了一种更学术的方法。

5. ADJSomeone who is academic is good at studying. 学习好的

例：The system is failing most disastrously among less academic children. 这种制度在学习不太好的学生中最失败。

6. ADJYou can say that a discussion or situation is academic if you think it is not important because it has no real effect or cannot happen. 空谈的

例：Who wants to hear about contracts and deadlines that are purely academic? 谁想听那些完全不切实际的合同和最后期限呢?

7. N-COUNTAn academic is a member of a university or college who teaches or does research. 学者

例：A group of academics say they can predict house prices through a computer program. 一批学者声称，他们可以通过一种电脑程序预测房价。

accede/?k?si?d/( acceding, acceded, accedes )TEM8

1. V-IIf you accede to someone's request or demands, you do what they ask. 答应 例：I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset. 我从不能理解为什么他不一开始就答应我们的请求。

2. V-IWhen a member of a royal family accedes to the throne, they become king or queen. 就任[正式]

accelerate/?k?s?l??re?t/( accelerating, accelerated, accelerates )CET4 TEM4

1. V-T/V-IIf the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster. 使加速; 加速

例：Growth will accelerate to 2.9 percent next year. 增长明年将加快到2.9%。

2. V-IWhen a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster. 加速 例：Suddenly the car accelerated. 突然车加速了。

accentuate/?k?s?nt???e?t/( accentuating, accentuated, accentuates )TEM8 1. V-TTo accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable. 使突出 例：His shaven head accentuates his large round face. 他剃了的光头突出了他的大圆脸。

adamant/??d?m?nt/TEM8

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1. ADJIf someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it. 坚决的

例：The president is adamant that he will not resign. 该总统坚决不辞职。

2. adamantlyADV坚决地

例：She was adamantly opposed to her husband taking this trip. 她坚决地反对她丈夫进行这次旅行。

adaptable/??d?pt?b?l/TEM4

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1. ADJIf you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change

their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations. 能适应的

例：By making the workforce more adaptable and skilled, he hopes to attract foreign investment. 通过使劳动力更具适应力并且更具技能，他希望吸引到外资。

? 2. adaptabilityN-UNCOUNT适应性

例：The adaptability of wool is one of its great attractions. 羊毛的适应性是其巨大的吸引力之一。

addict/??d?kt/( addicts )CET6 TEM4

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上瘾者

例：He's only 24 years old and a drug addict. 他只有24岁，可已经是一个瘾君子。

1. N-COUNTAn addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them. (吸毒)

? 2. N-COUNTIf you say that someone is an addict, you mean that they like a particular activity

very much and spend as much time doing it as they can. 对…入迷的人 例：She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can. 她是一个电视迷，看尽可能多的电视。

addict to

1. 沉湎于，沉溺于，醉心于；纵容，恣意；嗜好，癖好；酷好[通常用于被动语态]： Sady is addicted to collecting stamps. 萨迪酷爱集邮。

2. 使上瘾，使吸毒成瘾；使(自己)沾染(某些恶习)： Jack became addicted to drugs at quite an early age. 杰克很小年纪时就吸毒成瘾了。

adept/??d?pt/CET6+ TEM8

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1. ADJSomeone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. 娴熟的

例：He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media. 他通常十分擅长于使他的私生活远离媒体。

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adequate/??d?kw?t/CET4 TEM4

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1. ADJIf something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or

accepted. 足够的

例：One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes. 世界上1/4的人没有足够的住房。

例：She is prepared to offer me an amount adequate to purchase another house. 她准备好了给我一笔足以购买另一所房子的钱。